Carlisle United's Mike Williamson on the draw with Bromley

The Blues left it late for a point at Hayes Lane when Daniel Adu-Adjei scored in added time to earn a 1-1 draw.

Head coach Williamson was frustrated Carlisle did not make more of their good attacking spells in the game.

But he said their showing overall offered promise for their campaign ahead.

“I come away happy with the performance, disappointed with the result,” Williamson told the News & Star.

“I thought that on the face of it, the overall effort, the amount of chances we got and how we defended…I thought we were good for three points.

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“For me, it's just another mark in moving in the right direction and the performance itself was good.”

United, after some bright attacking work in the first half, went behind early in the second half when Ben Williams tripped Danny Imray and Michael Cheek scored from the spot.

Carlisle then struck two minutes into added time as 19-year-old loan striker Adu-Adjei spun and fired home his second goal for the Blues.

United boss Mike Williamson applauds the travelling fans at Bromley (Image: Richard Parkes)

United remain second bottom of League Two but remain just a point from 22nd, after taking four points from consecutive away games.

On the late leveller, Williamson said: “I've not seen it but I hear it was a very, very good finish. I'm really happy for him [Adu-Adjei].

“Since he's come back in, he's played a lot of football – probably more than we would have liked, due to the stress on his young body, but he just takes it in his stride, and the same with Dom [Sadi] as well.

“They're both two fantastic lads and they've got a lot of quality.

“It’s a good sign that they both take a lot of responsibility. At the minute, every action is really important and we've got to really take care and have full attention in the execution.

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“But what is really promising for themselves and for us is that they don't shy away from it and they keep going, their habits don't change and it will come good.”

United, with full league debutant Kadeem Harris to the fore, played some impressive football in the first half whilst, at the other end, withstanding aerial pressure from Andy Woodman’s side.

“I thought in the first 20 minutes, the amount of set-pieces we had to deal with, throw-ins and corners, free-kicks…I thought the boys defended excellently,” said Williamson.

“I thought we moved the ball really well. They had to change the way they went about it a few times, which is good, but we didn't come off [what we were doing].

“One lapse of concentration [for the penalty] was disappointing but the fact that we didn't change the way we played and our habits was really pleasing, and it was disappointing not to get three points in the end.”